ARLINGTON — On September 11, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than 1,800 volunteers from DFW will join a massive nationwide movement to “Honor Through Action.”
As part of the largest annual day of service in U.S. history, organized and led by the nonprofit 9/11 Day, volunteers will pack more than 450,000 healthy, non-perishable meals for local families at risk of hunger at the Esports Stadium Arlington.
The massive volunteer effort will transform the stadium into meal-packing assembly lines throughout the day, with corporate, civic and community teams working side by side. All meals packed in Arlington will benefit the North Texas Food Bank and families it serves throughout the region.
The event is part of 9/11 Day, the nationwide nonprofit initiative created to transform the anniversary of Sept. 11 into a day of service and doing good. Today, 9/11 Day is recognized as America’s largest annual day of service. The national observance coincides with the release of a major new independent documentary film exploring the 25-year evolution of 9/11 Day and service as a defining way Americans honor the day.
This year’s keynote speaker is Kenneth Capps, who was vice president of public affairs for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Sept. 11, 2001. It was his first day on the job.
Capps will share the story of DFW Airport and the North Texas community in the extraordinary days that followed the attacks, when thousands of passengers and airline crews suddenly found themselves stranded as U.S. airspace shut down. Amid the fear and uncertainty, the community responded with kindness, compassion and a determination to help. In the aftermath, major media recognized DFW for its communications response.
Twenty-five years later, Capps will join North Texans as they commemorate 9/11 through service to others.
